News & Updates
The latest updates from SoCalRegion.com, including highways, geology, history, recreation, photography and other topics from across Southern California.
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Los Angeles History Link
When looking for images of the Pacific Electric Railway or something showing US 99 near downtown Los Angeles, I found this really cool website with a…
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A bit of US 60 and US 99
I went for a ride on my motorcycle today. Just needed to just get out for a bit. Part of my journey took me through Idyllwild,…
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San Diego Slow Streets
Many cities throughout the US have implemented a “slow streets” program to help make it easier for people to get out and exercise during this crisis.…
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Site Problems – Corrected for now
Well, it looks like my site was at least partially hacked this morning. As a result, the site was down for an extended period. There hasn’t…
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Dams of California
A while back, I found a really interesting presentation on dams throughout California. Everything from records to failures is covered. I encourage all interested to check…
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San Diego Electric Railway #11 line at El Cajon Blvd
Recent utility work on Park Blvd has indirectly revealed that the tracks for the former SDERy #11 line (Downtown to Kensington via Park and Adams) are…
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General Updates – May 2020
The last couple of months have definitely been interesting in many ways. I had planned to hold a Clean Up The Ridge Route event this weekend,…
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East Los Angeles Interchange Signage
In 1958, when the East Los Angeles Interchange started to be built, the routes that were planned to go through it were a little different that…
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From the Archives – 1956
The first section of the San Diego Freeway in San Diego (US 101 at the time) to be constructed was the Mission Bay Bypass in 1954.…
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US 99 Tour Extension
It has taken a while, but I have finally extended my Virtual Tour of US 99, again. This extension adds another 40 miles to the tour,…
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Highway Videos
A friend of mine has been posting some really good videos on roadways throughout Southern California and Arizona. I highly recommend them as they offer an…
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Views From The Ridge Route
In December 2019 and January 2020, I had the chance to take a couple of trips over the Ridge Route. Once this current situation is over,…